05x05 - The Newsome Family

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Tonight on "supernanny," jo visits blythe,

A woman who has recently... Whoa! Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa.

Faced divorce, foreclosure...

I want my house back. And the death of nana,

Her family's closest friend.

Nana got cancer,

And that's so sad. [Sniffles]

When it rains, it pours. It can't get any worse than what it is.

[Screaming] no! I want my ba-ba daly, no.

And forced into a smaller home...

Then they're not going in there.

I'm not letting them in there. Mom is sleeping on the couch.

Her six children are confused...

Aah! Angry...

[Blythe] you're just picky. And acting out.

[Screams] and her life is spiraling out of control.

[Girl] no!

Or you can sit here. No!

Will she put the past behind her?

[Voice cracking] I want my life back.

Can jo give her strength to go on?

Let's just take it one step at a time literally.

Or will this mom snap...

[Crying] no, jo, i-- no, sit back down. I'm talking to you.

And walk out on a chance for a better future?

But you know what? I'm about to help you.

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I'm in the sunshine state, tallahassee, florida.

Let's take a look at the family

That needs my help this week.

Hi. I'm blythe newsome, and I'm a single mom with six kids.

Loughlin is .

Moira, stop messing with that before you break it.

Aidan is .

Aidan, go in your room. [Boy] mama.

[Hisses] daly is .

Just walk down the stairs. [Giggling]

Daly! [Laughs]

Moira is .

No! I'm swinging!

Kindergarten is dumb. Elspeth is .

Aah! And finn is .

[Yells indistinctly] unh-unh.

[Kids yelling] [blythe] don't just throw it around.

[Screams] [grunting, yelling]

[Screams] in the last months, my husband and i--

We'd been married almost years--

We got divorced.

Because of the divorce, we sold the house.

The neighborhood that we lived in, it was so great.

We lived four houses away from my mom and dad.

The kids could walk down to their grandparents'.

It was big. It was spacious.

They had their rooms. They had a playroom.

Okay. [Crying] I want my house back.

My word. I'll tell you, this lady needs to concentrate

On the present, not live in the past.

Nana was part of our life forever.

[Blythe] she was my nanny growing up

And the nanny for my children.

She was with my family for years.

About ten months ago, nana found a lump

In her breast.

It was breast cancer.

Nana passed away.

You know, this is so sad.

This woman has so much to deal with,

And it's destroying her and her kids.

Mom! [Blythe] the home we're in now is very small.

The children are in rooms two by two's.

This is actually my room, my bed.

I sleep on the couch.

I get maybe four hours of broken sleep a night.

That really takes its toll.

Over a year on a couch? She seriously must need sleep.

[Burps, laughs] [blythe] there is no discipline in the house.

I need you to sit down for a minute and calm down. No. No. No!

There's no order.

[Yells]

[Screams] ow.

It's just pure chaos.

I want to push the button. [Dish clattering]

[Speaking indistinctly]

Supernanny, I need you

To help us be a family again.

You know, this mom needs my help desperately,

But more than anything, these six kids need my help, too.

I'm on my way.

[Doorbell rings]

I'll get it! [Blythe] no, you can't have a snack.

Hello. Hi.

Hi. Hi!

Pleased to meet you. Jo frost. Hi. I'm blythe.

How are you? It's nice to meet you. Please come in and help.

The minute jo walked in the house, I swear to god,

I was thinking, please, god, just go upstairs

And deal with the kids so I can go to the bathroom.

This is loughlin. Hi, loughlin. Pleased to meet you.

Good to meet you, too. I'm jo. Hi.

This is aidan. Hi, aidan, pleased to meet you. Okay.

[Aidan] hi. And that's daly.

Hi, daly. Come down. When mom told me supernanny was coming,

I was not shocked.

My mom really needs that help.

I don't want to!

Is this finn? This is finn.

I won't! Oh, hi, finn. I'm jo jo.

Can you say hi? How you doing? Yeah, great.

[Grunting] let me go!

[Blythe] please. Okay, elspeth, elspeth, just leave her alone.

Well, I guess I'll meet more later on today.

Yes. At some point, she'll come down.

Yeah, okay. It's gonna be extremely challenging for me.

There's no two ways about that.

I mean, there's a lot on this lady's plate, a lot.

[Crying]

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[Daly] get off me. Mom! I was only there about minutes,

And I started to see exactly how chaotic this house was. No!

Get down. [Speaks indistinctly]

Oh, crap. Now stop-- [grunts]

Daly, run!

Please. [Screaming]

[Jo] daly started to run for cover,

And he hid himself in the closet.

Daly! Daly. [Daly] safe!

Okay, doorknobs are coming off.

[Yells indistinctly] [grunts]

And it drove elspeth nuts.

[Daly in singsong voice] you can't get me. [Blythe] no, elspeth. No!

[Pounding on door] is finn in there?

Yes. Goody.

Mom had to unscrew the doorknob

Just to get daly out.

Stop, daly, you're gonna hurt somebody.

Daly, we're not gonna lock doors in this house. Stop.

Stop! Let me go.

Having seen that there was no discipline in the house,

I wanted to talk to mom to find out just how long

She'd been letting it slip for.

The excuse card, which I'm-- I'm gonna play--

The divorce, the move,

Nana dying--

Because when they're--you know, when the divorce happened...

[Voice cracking] nana kept it together. Well, okay.

She kept me together. Well, okay.

Of course. Of course. It's just been overwhelming.

Of course. And I want her back.

Mm.

As a nanny, you become an integral part of a family,

So I could relate how devastated

This whole family were when they lost dear nana.

And she was the giant staple. Yes, she was.

It's a cool picture of her. Look at her smiling there.

[Moira] we still think about nana a lot.

Nana was a part of our family.

Every day coming home from school,

Nana would sit on the front porch and wait for everybody.

Yeah, that was nice, huh?

Yes, you never know... You're never too old.

I was glad to be reminded of nana 'cause I miss her.

And in--in our old house... [Babbling]

[Jo] in fact, daly showed me a very special object

He'd been given by nana.

My mom got it from nana and nana told her to give it to me.

May I borrow this? Yes, ma'am.

Thank you... [Elspeth] I'm looking for my chocolate.

'Cause I have an idea for this.okay.

And I knew that nana's rock would come in handy later on.

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Mom, give me a ba-ba.

We're not gonna have a ba-ba right now.

[Screaming] what's a ba-ba? What is a ba-ba?

I want a ba-ba. His bottle.

A bottle? Okay. I want a bottle!

He-- how many of those does he have?

How--how many of those does he have a day?

A day? [Shouting] I want a ba-ba!

Six to eight. No!

All right. It--it has to be warm or he'll throw it at you.

Right, okay.

So he has as many bottles now... [Elspeth] mom!

At the age of /,

Six to eight bottles,

As a week, week old. Guess what?

Yes, as a--as a newborn baby would have.yeah.

I personally recommend that parents let go of the bottle

With their children when they reach about to months.

Okay, come on. [Crying] I want a ba-ba.

[Jo] finn's perfectly capable of drinking out of a cup.

He doesn't need a bottle, but the bad habit continues

Because his mother won't break it for him.

[Crying] I want a ba-ba. Okay, look.

Mom, why won't you get me a ba-ba?

So at the moment, what mom's doing

Is teaching finn to ask for a bottle

When he shouts and yells, which is, you know, wrong.

Ba-ba! All right?

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Coming up on "supernanny"...

I'll reach it. What's going on down here? [Blythe] jo, no!

Jo discovers blythe's dirty little secret.

Okay, that's disgusting.

And later... [Crying] no, jo, i--

No, sit back down. I'm talking to you. For the first time ever,

Mom walks out on the parent meeting...

At least respect me, please.

Can jo win back her trust?

Give me five minutes, will you?

When "supernanny" returns.

Daly, here.

No, mommy said, "get out."

Later on in the day,

I saw there isn't much order

With regards to food.

Ow!

What's going on down here? [Blythe] jo, no!

[Elspeth] we're doing a cheer!

It looks a lot like chocolate. What's that?

I've also got a sweet shop or a candy shop.

What's this? Sweets, raisins.

What's with that pile in there?

Oh, look at this one. [Daly speaking indistinctly]

[Laughing] okay, that's disgusting.

You guys need to come and clean this up.

My word.

Have you seen underneath those sofas?

They've got all sorts growing underneath there.

Mom doesn't reinforce anything,

Let alone have responsibilities for these kids

So they can tidy up after themselves

And keep a home they're proud of.

Who knows what we're gonna find?

So who does all the washing and everything?

My mom. Your mom, okay.

Do you guys deal with--do you guys have chores and things? [Girl screaming]

Do you all do things? Nobody.

No, no? Not something you like doing,

Or does mom give 'em to you or... Um...

You just don't want to do 'em?

Well, when we want money, we ask mom to do chores, but...

There's not much respect right now for her new home.

And she's finding it very hard to come to terms

With leaving the old house and now being in the new one.

What happened to the home?

We--we had to sell it.

Why?

Yeah, why?

[Elspeth] yeah, why? No.

It--it was an awesome house...

It was the awesome-est.

But it was--it was gonna be really hard

For mommy to--to pay for it,

And it was, um, just financially. Wow.

So what, re--it--did it get repossessed then?

Is that--you just... Foreclosure.

Foreclosure. And then it--yeah.

[Daly] get off me. Yeah, okay.

Well, how many--how many people in america...

Exactly. I mean, I think-- are having hard times?

Will you excuse me for a moment?

'Cause I'd like to talk to mommy just on my own.

We'll just have some adult talk. Thank you.

How long ago did you divorce?

It's been like months.

Who--whose decision was it to file for divorce?

It was both of ours. Oh.

[Voice cracking] I want my life back.

What do you want back?

I want my house back. I want nana back.

You--you've had-- you've had

Major, major events

Happen in your life

That would rank in the top --

Death,

Divorce, moving homes.

Look, three major ones there,

And all within months.

So let--let's just take it-- let's just take it

One step at a time literally,

Just baby steps at a time.

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After chatting with blythe,

It was soon time for dinner,

And, oh, yes, the chaos returned.[Crying]

[Grunting] hey, hey. Hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey.

Stop. You sit right here, elspeth.

Yeah. [Screams] no! No!

You're just picky. Mom!

That is enough. Give her a time-out.

I'm not sitting right there!

Then you can sit there, or you can sit there. No!

Well, I'm--she's there. No, no, I got there first!

Moira.move!

Thank you. No, I don't want that plate!

Well, mom gave in to elspeth's temper tantrum,

And moira had to move.

Mom, give me some. [Roars] I love those meatballs.

I know. [Loughlin] can we get, like, durable chairs for moira?

Who wants sauce? Can I get some more pasta?

You sure can. This pasta is sticky!

And, mom, it's cold!

[Jo] now I've seen people speak to waitresses better

Than what these kids were speaking to their mom.

I'm getting drinks right now.

Get me this, bring me that.

I mean, where are the kids' manners?

All right, there's one more s-- [screaming]

[Jo] you don't eat?

No, um, usually just 'cause it's just--no.

[Elspeth crying] no, that's my bowl!

[Jo] and after seeing all of this, i--you know,

I-i'm ready to leave for the evening,

And I'm looking forward to coming back tomorrow actually.

You've got a lot to do obviously,

So I'm gonna leave you be so that you can do that. Okay.

Do you want to see me tomorrow? I do.

Good, because we're gonna have

A very big family meeting tomorrow.

Give me a hug. Thank you, jo.

I'll give you a hug.

Leave me alone.

I have a bottle and a pillow.

Right now, I'm feeling exhausted, overwhelmed,

Tired, and I knew that jo was going to tell me some things...

Let's get ready for bed.

That were gonna be really hard to hear

About moving on.

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Let's talk about this.

You're a single parent

Raising your six children.

So who's gonna do it?

Because nana's not here anymore.

[Whispers] I know. And nana did it.

When you got the divorce, nana slipped into that role.

[Normal voice] yes, yes.

What about yourself?

There's so much that I'm doing all the time,

That I can't-- I can't do it all.

I can't follow through.

Why is finn still having bottles

Like a -week-old baby?

Because it's easier than hearing him scream,

And it's just one battle that I don't have to face.

But from where-- from where I stand,

It's not like you're prepared to fight any battle.

Let's talk about house here.

Okay. House space, okay.

You lived in this big house that you loved,

And over the years,

You built up memories in that home.

And now you're in this home that's not ideal for you

Because you've been used to things a certain way,

But you're sleeping on the couch,

Not getting a good night's sleep,

Which is crazy to me

Because you've lost all pride and self-respect.

Oh, yes. I mean, after--

Oh, yes. I mean, seriously, why wouldn't you clean your home?

We vacuum a couple times a day. There's no way, blythe.

Well, no, wait a second.

The--the-- we couldn't find-- no.

We couldn't find the vacuum cleaner for three days. Blythe, please.

That--that's not fair! No, yes.

The--what is the point of me being here right now?

You tell me. What's the point of me being here right now, blythe?

I don't know. Tell me why you asked for my help,

Because right now, I need a woman opposite me.

I need a woman... [Sniffles]

Okay, and a mother... I had that, jo. I need nana.

Let me tell you something. [Crying] no, jo, i--

No, sit back down. I'm talking to you. Time to leave.

Blythe, sit down, please.

It is :. I--my children need to be picked up.

[Jo] she just got up and walked out of her own home.

It made me realize

Just how difficult it is for her

Even to listen and hear what I've got to say.

Jo, really, I'm done. Blythe.

Coming up on "supernanny"...

It can't get any worse than what it is.

Caught in the middle of tropical storm fay,

Jo tries to get mom back on track...

You trusted one woman in your life.

I'm asking you to give me a chance here.

When "supernanny" returns.

I need nana. Let me tell you something.

[Crying] no, jo, i-- no, sit back down. I'm talking to you.

[Jo] the truth, it all come tumbling down for blythe.

At least respect me, please. This was the first time

That I've had a parent walk out on a family meeting.

You're being very disrespectful. And you're coming in,

And you're criticizing everything that I'm doing... But I'm here--

Correct, but you know what? I'm about to help you.okay.

Listen, listen to me. Give me five minutes, will you?

It's not your fault that your husband lost his job.

[Sniffles]

It's not your fault that nana got cancer.

Nana got cancer.

Nana got cancer,

And that's so sad.

[Sobbing]

We need to get in.

Don't worry, the teachers would have been in rain for a minute.

But listen to me. I don't care about the rain. Let it rain!

That's it! The heavens are opening up, obviously!

But listen to me seriously.

I'm about picking up from the bottom

And working all the way up to the top, okay?okay.

I'm not gonna sit here and pussyfoot around.

It can't get any worse than what it is.

Can it? It can't get any worse. We're at the bottom!

No, it can't.

So seriously, we're at the bottom.

You only trusted one woman in your life, okay?

You trusted one woman in your life.

I'm asking you to give me a chance here

And trust me.

Okay.

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[Sniffles]

Let's continue where we started off, okay?

Okay.all right, let's talk about the house.

No, I don't want to talk about the house. I don't want to--

No, no, no, we have to-- we have to talk about--

We have to talk about things, blythe. No, i-i really--

Blythe, blythe, trust me, okay? No, I just--

What I want to say to you about it, okay,

Is that we can make things better.i agree.

All right? I--

It's not the best, all right?i agree.

So let's change it, okay?i-i...

We can't change what's happened,

But we can certainly change

What's going on right now in the present.

Are you worth it?i--yes.

Are your kids worth it? Yes. Oh, gosh, yes.

Exactly, and that's what's important.

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[Jo] once the storm had passed

And blythe and I had dried off a little bit...

Let's get into the car. Okay.

I wanted to start teaching straightaway,

So I took her on a little trip.

You're gonna drive to the old house,

Okay?

When jo told me where we were going,

I thought, I want to turn around.

I don't want to walk back

On the grass

That I sat there and played with the kids so many times.

I don't want to go back there unless it's my home.

I want to go back there

And miraculously have it be what it was before.

Once outside the house,

There was a favorite spot that mom had.

And she took me to it,

And there was a message on the wall.

Oh, it's kind of faded 'cause of the rain. The rain's washed it off.

Oh, look, the "o"...

Can he-- the "v," the "e."

They snuck out the back...yeah.

And snuck out this side gate to come and do it,

And then they came in and their hands were muddy,

And I said, "what have you done?"

And they're like, "nothing."

[Laughs] that's fabulous!

My head gets

That it's just four walls and a roof,

But my heart is in a totally different place.

You say good-bye to a house now,

But you don't say good-bye to your memories.

You remember them. They stay in your heart.

You take those with you and you create new ones

In your new home.

She needed to make a decision in her heart

As well as her mind, that she was going to create

New memories in her new home.

So I asked mom to go, "bye, house!"

Just to say it, just to let herself say it

So that she could hear her own voice.

"Bye, house, because I'm about to create

A new home now with my family."

What are you letting go of? Just the house.

Exactly! What are you keeping?

I'm keeping the memories. Yeah, of course you're keeping the memories!

We don't let go of the memories!

So good-bye to my house, to this house.

Good-bye to this house!

Good-bye, house.

I have a new home now.

I said good-bye to the house,

Not the memories, because those are mine.

[Jo] mom's gonna have to find the strength from somewhere

To push through everything that's going on right now.

And so I decided

To get daly and mom together.

You really worry about mom, don't you?

Yeah. Yeah, of course.

And you love mom very much, and you worry about her,

And then when she gets upset, you get upset. Yeah.

Yeah, exactly. So you're all part of one big family.

Mom can't just do this on her own, okay?

It takes you as a grown-up boy as well

To understand what's going on.

Now when you and I spoke the other day,

We spoke about nana,

And we spoke about the fun times,

And it makes you feel sad all the time, right? Yeah.

Yeah. So a lot of children ask,

Why--why did it have to happen?

He and nana were so close.

There was this bond between the two of them.

Why did it have to happen to nana?

I don't know. I don't know.

Unh-unh. I don't-- I wish I knew.

Yeah, me, too.

My mommy had breast cancer the same as nana,

And--and it was very aggressive as well,

And--and she didn't survive.

It's sad because, you know, we feel loss.

During my observation day,

I became aware

That nana had left a rock

For daly

That had the word "strength," and when I saw that,

I knew I'd be able to use this rock in a very powerful way.

You know, nana was a very wise woman

Because nana left you this rock, and it says "strength."

This is certainly what she's asking

The whole family to have--strength.

Now mommy's gonna need a lot of strength

To put things back on track, right? Yeah.

Yeah. I think this might be a good idea

If you lend this to mom for a while

So she can carry it around in her pocket

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Here you go, mom. Thank you.

He's a very brave guy and an amazing guy

To give it to me, and you know what?

If he can give it to me, he must believe in me.

[Jo] when times get tough,

She can pull out that rock and--and recognize

What it symbolizes-- mom being that rock.

So where's the rock? Right here.

[Crying] I want my ba-ba! Hey.

I want my ba-ba.

Finn started crying,

Saying that he wanted a bottle.

There was gonna be no great time to get rid of the bottles.

[Crying] give me a ba-ba.

So don't be a glutton for punishment.

Give me a ba-ba! Get rid of 'em and leave 'em.

Finny, we're gonna throw our ba-bas away

And drink out of a big boy cup, okay? No. No. No!

[Daly] mom! No!

Finn went into this whole huge fit,

And then that led to a total meltdown.

I thought, I'm ruining his life.

This is, like, gonna be one of those life-changing moments

That this child is gonna be in therapy in...

[Screaming] for the rest of his life because I took his bottles away.

[Crying] no, I want my ba-ba!

I want my ba-ba!

I was literally to the point where I thought, just forget it.

Just--just forget it. I can't do this.

This is too hard. No, I want my ba-ba!

I want my ba-ba.

Coming up on "supernanny"...

[Screaming]

Finn keeps up the fight

As the battle over bottles rages on... [Screaming]

When "supernanny" returns.

Finny, we're gonna throw our ba-bas away

And drink out of a big boy cup, okay? No. No!

[Jo] I made a decision that finn was gonna come off the bottles,

And it was as simple as that. [Screaming] ba-ba!

[Screaming] come on, let's go.

I'm like any mother.

Your child is hurting, it makes your heart break.

It's your weakness, and I just wanted to give in.

[Crying] mommy, can I get my ba-ba?

[Crying] [jo] that does penetrate when you have to listen to a child

Cry and scream the way finn does. I want my ba-ba!

But eventually he stopped.

[Laughing]

[Blythe] I was very surprised with how quickly

It all came to an end.

All of a sudden, he's laughing

Because we're playing hide-and-seek under the covers. No!

I found one! [Aidan] finn!

He stopped! He stopped. He stopped.

All right, and you know what? That's worth a dance.

And you know what?

And tonight, he may cry, and then you'll just

Have to listen to it and push through it, and then he'll stop.

Okay. Look at him now.

That's what you need to remember.

And then a magic moment.

He asked for aglass of juice. You hold the juice.

[Blythe] "can I have a glass of juice?"

All right, let's go grab it.

I felt like I had won the lottery.

[Gasps] you did it!

You did it! You are such a big boy. [Elspeth] mommy!

[Jo] so now it's time to get mom some help around the house.

Mom, on a piece of paper,

I would like you to write down... [Children shouting]

All the chores that would be helpful if the kids did 'em.

Okay.okay?

The fact that some of these kids are , and

And have never, ever done any chores

Blows me away, to be honest with you.

[Blythe] guys, come downstairs.

Everybody, we're having a meeting.

[Jo] so this was a time for mom to assert herself

And get busy with these kids,

But considering they've never picked up anything themselves,

It was gonna be a little bit of trouble.

'Cause I can't do it all anymore, guys.

Every person has to make their bed

Before they go to school in the morning. Oh, man.

[Moira] what? Loughlin and aiden...

I'm hungry! You are responsible for cleaning your bathroom.

That is where-- then they're not going in there.

I'm not letting them in there. They can't take showers. Deal, deal.

You three have the other bathroom--or you four.

Guys, these are the rules. This isn't like a discussion.

What we are gonna do... [Finn] mom!

Is we're gonna tag-team the kids, all right?

[Jo] to help mom delegate the chores,

She wrote down on a piece of card

The job that the team needed to do.

You two are gonna be a team... [Moira] what?

And you're gonna go clean the bathroom upstairs.

[Jo] the kids would have matching ribbons,

And when they had finished,

They would hand in those colored ribbons afterwards.

You three have the other bathroom. But, mom!

Unh-unh-unh-unh, unh-unh-unh! No buts.

Moira! Ugh.

I'm gonna spray. I don't like cleaning up.

Even if, you know, the kids don't like it,

I know it's, like, really good for my mom.

Like, it's for the best.

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For the first time to really do chores, they did really well.

Once they got going, I got it...

They just did it.

Great job! I'm all done.

It is nice to see the kids all pulling together with mom.

However, she is still sleeping on the sofa,

And I think that's wrong.

As a mother, you have done

What every other mother would have done, okay?

You prioritized the children's sleep,

But you do want a bed to be able to sleep in, obviously.

Because there's no spare bedrooms,

It makes sense to put her in loughlin and aiden's bedroom,

And so I snuck off to the shops,

Got what I needed for her to bring back.

So what we all did as a family

Was to put two girls' bunk beds together.

[Cheering]

I'm glad that she got a room,

Like, she was--she's able to room with me and my sister.

Setting up the bedroom today was really fun,

And it was everybody in there together.

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The nice thing was, is that when they finished,

All the kids jumped on the bed to join her.

Ooh. Ooh.

Do you know how long it's been since I've been able

To say to my kids, "come lay down in bed with me.

Let's just hang out"?

It was a good thing for my mom to get a bed.

Oh, guess what? What?

You're not sitting on my bed anymore. No.

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And then it was dinnertime,

And I knew I wanted to make some changes.

In the old house, they used to have a family tradition

Of talking about the best and the worst part of their day,

But since she's moved to the new home

She hasn't done that, yet the kids absolutely loved it!

I'm thankful that we're all here together.

I'm thankful for each one of you

And for the happiness you bring to my life.

[Jo] so it was time to bring back that old family tradition,

And they'll take turns by using

That special rock of nana's.

You know what, ellie? I'm gonna have you start.

And you get to hold the rock, and I want you to tell us... Yay!

What was the worst part of your day?

Um, that....

You didn't play at school?

And what was the best part of your day?

Uh...

Mine, too. [Jo laughs]

The worst part of my day

Was probably homework, pretty much homework.

[Daly] oh, yeah. My best part of the day

Was leaving school.

Okay. Oh, yeah!

For the first time in a very long time,

I wasn't stressed,

It didn't hurt in the pit of my stomach

Because I'm trying to run everywhere and do everything.

The best part of my day is right now.

[All] aw!

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I'm gonna be leaving you for three days... [Moira] what?

Okay?

I'm terrified that I'm going to go back

To where i--we were before.

Daly can't be

Swinging his weight around the house.

You're his mother, and he needs to respect you... Just a second, hon.

As his mother. Okay.

She's got to make a choice to either

Really use these techniques

And listen to the advice I've given her

And put it into practice, or really go back to square one.

She cannot afford to go back to how things were before.

See you when I get back, love.

When jo leaves, what if it goes back to that?

What if we lose it all again?

Bye. Bye-bye. [Whispers] bye.

Three days.

♪♪♪♪♪

Coming up on "supernanny"...

Daly! Mom faces a rebellion without jo.

Mom, I'm not staying with her! No! [Moira] mom! You--

And finn's quit the bottle, but can he find the potty?

Unh-unh-unh! Do not pee in the bushes. No.

When "supernanny" returns.

So it's been three days since I've been away,

And I'm curious to see, did mom hold up?

All right, let's take a look at the first clip.

We're gonna look at the bottles...okay.

And how that's been going.okay.

I need some apple juice.

I'll pour you a drink.

♪♪♪♪♪

Good job! Go sit at the table.

Good job.

[Daly] mom, does that-- [moira] do you want to play with me?

♪♪♪♪♪

He's off the bottles. They're gone! Good job!

They're gone because, look, he's on to cups. Yes!

You know? And big boy-- big boy cups! How--

Exactly. He's drinking out of cups.

This is exactly what he's supposed to be doing.

Let's move on to the next clip.

Unh-unh-unh! Do not pee in the bushes. No.

Mom! Mom, you're gonna hurt my head.

♪♪♪♪♪

No! No. No, no, no, no, no. No.

Let's go inside and go potty, and we'll come find some bugs.

♪♪♪♪♪

Oh, no, he didn't!

Mom! [Laughing]

Caught in the act.

In order to break that habit,

It means you've got to follow through with it.

So I do love your tone there because you are saying,

"Hey, come on, we don't want to be doing it here."

Taking him to the bathroom,

'Cause you're breaking that little habit that's happened. Okay, yeah.

We're gonna take a look at some chores.

Thank you.

I don't want to be with her!

Mom, I'm not staying with her!

I want to work with aiden!

No! Mom, you promised me I could work with who I want.

Okay. Elspeth and moira, you just spray

The bathroom counters and the kitchen counters.

Loughlin, finn and daly, you need to vacuum the rooms.

Aiden, you need to fold the laundry. [Aiden] put it down.

[Daly] finn doesn't count. Go.

Okay, I love the fact that they were all like...

[Imitating children whining]

In the end, the vacuum comes out.[Laughs]

They're polishing away.

So you've become very good at giving direction

And pairing 'em off and telling them what they've gotta do,

All right? You've certainly got into a place where you're like,

I need help with the running of the house,

And these kids are old enough to be able to do it,

And you're sticking with that.

So we're gonna move on to the last clip here.

Daly, take the shirt off. No.

Stay in your room. You are not gonna take part in this game. Yeah.

No, daly. No. Yeah, I'm sorry.

Daly. Daly!what?

You are not gonna take part in the game. Mom, I'm sorry.

I cannot-- it doesn't matter, love. I'm sorry, mom.

[Daly] you started pinching me.

Daly, you're not gonna ruin my day

And everybody else's day.

Well, I'm sorry.

There we go.

He's just being a smart-pants right now.

You know, he's being really disrespectful

And--and cocky with you.

And when he plays up, what's important for you

Is to be able to really show your authority

For your tone of voice, so your face is dead serious.

You're giving him a lot of eye contact,

And you're really exercising your voice.

Otherwise, this will get worse.

This really will get worse, his behavior.

So what I would love to see

Is more authority.okay.

So are you ready for some more work? Yes!

Thank you.

Coming up on "supernanny"...

Talk about it.mommy!

Daly, you--i need you to come talk to me.

I don't want to talk about it.

Jo gives daly a piece of her mind...

Stand up and stop faffing around.

And presents the family with a touching surprise.

I have something in this bag that I want to give to you all.

Pink!

When "supernanny" returns.

♪♪♪♪♪

Parents, are your children ready for potty training?

Here's how we check--

If after an afternoon's nap,

Your child's diaper feels heavy like this,

Then it's a no-no.

But if it's light like this, it's time.

After watching the dvd footage,

I realized that daly still needs to curb that behavior.

This is what I've got for you.

Ohh. "The daly report"?

Okay? "The daly report."

I think it's crucial that mom has a report book

That allows her to write down

What's been happening and going on with daly.

I want you to write in it daily

With regards to his behavior.

Okay. All right?

And he really does need to realize

That he's gotta start respecting his parents.

Daly, love, come here for a second. The kids...

No, I don't want to talk about it.mommy.

Daly, you--i need you to come talk to me.

I don't want to talk about it.

Daly, there's some cool-- neat things we're gonna do.

Please, come here. [Jo] you know, blythe is allowing daly

To feel like she has no control.

Stand up and stop faffing around.

Stop showing off. Go and sit down at the table, please.

Making sure that she use her tone of voice

To curb that behavior is certainly gonna stop her

From getting into a place where he feels

He can just overrule whatever she says.

Every morning, before I leave for work...

It's not stupid, daly. This is-- yes, it is. That's--

Don't be disrespectful.

This is your-- your daily report... Okay.

And I'll be writing in it every day,

And I'll write what's happened during the day

And also the really cool stuff. Okay.

Okay? Are we done yet?

Yes. Thank you. Bye.

Mom's certainly getting used to having more control

And taking up the reins of authority,

But it's a slow process, but she'll get there.

Why don't we go outside into the backyard?

It's nice outside. We can talk there.

[Moira] out in the garden?

Before I left, I knew that I wanted to give this family

An event that would allow them

To celebrate and honor nana's life.

What was it that you loved about nana that made you smile?

[Blythe laughs] everything.

I miss laughing with her.

I miss her telling daly,

"Don't make me put you over my knee,"

And us all giggling. [Laughing]

Well, I have something in this bag

That I want to give to you all. Pink!

Daly, that's right, it is.

There is a very special walk

That is happening for charity

Where thousands of people are gonna be

In honor of those fighting cancer.

And what I thought would be

A wonderful idea for all of you

Would be to celebrate and honor the life of nana--

Her spirit, the woman who she was.

Nana is up in heaven

Just delighting in this.

[Aiden] thank you. Your welcome.

What would nana say about this shirt?

Yay! She'd be like, "girl, give me one."

It is about remembering nana

And the wonderful times that they had with her.

Team nana. Yeah, all about team nana.

My son put on

A pink shirt

With such pride.

I'm wearing this to school.

Team nana is off the chain.

♪♪♪♪♪

Whoo! Listen, it is time for me to leave.

I'd like to wish you all

Continued happy memories

In your home together as a family.

You have something very special. It's called each other.

I think we've come a long way.

Bye-bye. Bye-bye. [Kissing sound] get off of me.

Daly... I'm not leaving now.

Take care of yourself. Okay.

[Elspeth] bye. Good-bye!yes...

Yes, ma'am. Ahh!

My mom got the help she needed, so my mom's happier now. Bye! Take care!

Bye. And brave you.

Thank you so much. It's been an interesting experience,

And it was a really valuable thing to have happen.

Ohh! Oh, no!

[Both laughing]

[Blythe] the children are so much better because of jo.

I'm laughing again.

I'm smiling again.

We are going

To go on into the next chapter.

[Children] bye! Bye! Whoo-hoo!

Because mom is becoming more stable,

The children are happier

Than what they were when I first met them,

And there is a very bright future for herself

And for her children.

♪♪♪♪♪

Pitch. Whoo!

[Blythe] I'm so happy that jo pushed us to do this.

If jo had not come into our home and into our hearts,

We'd probably be sitting at home right now

And being sad instead of doing something.

We went from being a family

That lost someone to breast cancer

To a family who's fighting in honor of nana.

You guys have done great.

What if, out of this walk,

One woman decides to do a self breast exam,

And someone doesn't die from this disease?

Then nana didn't die in vain, and a life is saved.

Team nana got a little heavy!

And even though sometimes we're gonna have to carry each other,

That's what we'll do.

We'll just carry each other through the hard times

And smile through the good times.

Whoo! [All cheering]

Yay! Whoo!

[Blythe] what?[Burps]

She burped! [Burping]

[Burps] dang!

[Burps] [burps]

[Burps][burps]

[Burps][burps]

[Laughs] two burps!

[Yells]

Okay, that was stupid.

♪♪♪♪♪

She's evil!

Evil? Yes, you are.

Me? [Roaring]

[Laughing evilly]

[Laughing] evil? Evil? [Laughs evilly]